Plasma Ball

A compelling, touch and sound sensitive mood lamp with a light-up, colour-changing base. A tactile tabletop demonstration to create flashes of coloured light within the sphere as you touch the glass. Built with a miniature Tesla coil at its heart, plasma filaments are discharged and strike within the globe, which is filled with inert gases – neon, argon and xenon. Named for its inventor, Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the Tesla coil was invented in 1891; Tesla named his version of a plasma ball an ‘inert gas discharge tube’. Enjoy seeing the science in action with an interactive light to create your own light show. The sculpted plastic base can be enjoyed unlit; or choose from six steady-lit colours or a colour-changing rainbow; the base also includes a mode to react to sound. Sure to impress friends and family, an ingenious light which makes a great talking point.

25cm tall x 15cm dia at widest
Glass sphere with Tesla coil
Light-up plastic base – LEDs cannot be replaced
Mains power, 178cm flex with plug
On/off switch - do not use for more than 2 hours at a time
Audio on/off switch
Base colour switch: six steady colour and one colour-change mode
Includes operating instructions
31 x 17.5 x 17cm box
Not a toy - age 14+
Keep away from pacemakers, credit cards, telephones, audio/video tapes, video monitors or any magnetically sensitive objects